Joel Toews is a contemporary Canadian composer, arranger, songwriter and pianist from Toronto, CA. He studied at Berklee College of Music from 2012-13 and received a Bachelor of Music in Jazz and Contemporary Popular Music from MacEwan University in April 2018.                  During his time at MacEwan, Joel had the opportunity to write and arrange for string quartet, choir, jazz big band, piano trio, a Cappella ensemble and much more while studying under acclaimed faculty Dr. Allan Gilliland, Kent Sangster, and John McMillan. In 2018, Joel’s work “Influence” for classical piano trio placed fourth in the International Keuris Composers Contest. In February 2019, he premiered his orchestral work “Ra’ah'' with the Borealis Orchestra in Edmonton. Later that year, he went on to compose an original score for the film “The Transit Lodge” directed by Kalyan Acharya. In 2021, Joel was accepted into the Explore the Score program put on by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. This included mentorship from affiliate composers and conductors with the TSO, as well as a recorded reading session of his orchestral piece, “Athabasca.” “Athabasca” went on to win the first annual Composition Contest put on by Litha Symphony Orchestra, resulting in a public performance in New York, July 2022.                In late 2021, Joel was commissioned by MacEwan University to write an original Big Band piece, "Miriam," to be recorded at the University as part of their project, “Generations.” He went on to collaborate with Canadian cellist Sahara von Hattenberger to write a three movement “Suite for Pano and Cello” inspired by blending elements of Canadian and Japanese culture. This project, funded by Canada Council for the Arts, paired audio recordings of the compositions with visual accompaniment and was released on YouTube in February 2022. In July 2022, Joel participated in the 2022 Sofia Symphonic Summit, leading to him premiering his orchestral work “Mirrors in Haida Gwaii” with the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra in Bulgaria. In 2023, Joel continued his goal of writing a suite of orchestral works inspired by Canadian landscapes with his orchestral composition, “Sleeping Giant,” commissioned by Orchestra Toronto for their 2022 “The Composer Prize” competition. _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_…Joel Toews is a contemporary Canadian composer, arranger, songwriter and pianist from Toronto, CA. He studied at Berklee College of Music from 2012-13 and received a Bachelor of Music in Jazz and Contemporary Popular Music from MacEwan University in April 2018.                  During his time at MacEwan, Joel had the opportunity to write and arrange for string quartet, choir, jazz big band, piano trio, a Cappella ensemble and much more while studying under acclaimed faculty Dr. Allan Gilliland, Kent Sangster, and John McMillan. In 2018, Joel’s work “Influence” for classical piano trio placed fourth in the International Keuris Composers Contest. In February 2019, he premiered his orchestral work “Ra’ah'' with the Borealis Orchestra in Edmonton. Later that year, he went on to compose an original score for the film “The Transit Lodge” directed by Kalyan Acharya. In 2021, Joel was accepted into the Explore the Score program put on by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. This included mentorship from affiliate composers and conductors with the TSO, as well as a recorded reading session of his orchestral piece, “Athabasca.” “Athabasca” went on to win the first annual Composition Contest put on by Litha Symphony Orchestra, resulting in a public performance in New York, July 2022.                In late 2021, Joel was commissioned by MacEwan University to write an original Big Band piece, "Miriam," to be recorded at the University as part of their project, “Generations.” He went on to collaborate with Canadian cellist Sahara von Hattenberger to write a three movement “Suite for Pano and Cello” inspired by blending elements of Canadian and Japanese culture. This project, funded by Canada Council for the Arts, paired audio recordings of the compositions with visual accompaniment and was released on YouTube in February 2022. In July 2022, Joel participated in the 2022 Sofia Symphonic Summit, leading to him premiering his orchestral work “Mirrors in Haida Gwaii” with the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra in Bulgaria. In 2023, Joel continued his goal of writing a suite of orchestral works inspired by Canadian landscapes with his orchestral composition, “Sleeping Giant,” commissioned by Orchestra Toronto for their 2022 “The Composer Prize” competition. _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_WWWW…